Chapter 43, Visitors

 

Breanna dialed Kevin's cellphone number and counted five rings. On the sixth ring she was planning to hang up but Kevin answered the phone, out of breath. "What were you doing?" She asked with a slight laugh. "Oh Bree! The phone was in the couch somewhere and we couldn't figure out where it was. I just found it. Thanks for calling, I wouldn't have found it if you didn't." He joked. "Well? When are you getting your ass over here?" Kevin laughed at her impatience. "I see that nothings changed. We'll be over in five minutes. That gives you five minutes to make an escape plan." "Haha, very freakin' funny, Kev. You and Nick come over first. I'd like to spend a little time with you. I need someone to talk to." Breanna stated. "Okay! No problem. Oh, how's your hair? I haven't seen you in six months and you always have your hair up when we see you on stage." Kevin asked with curiosity. "Man you suck when it comes to subtlety." AJ shouted in the background. "What? My hair? You are WEIRD!" She shouted. He laughed hysterically. "Sorry, AJ has a thing for long hair and he wanted to know. And you say I'm weird..." Kevin said like he was insulted. "He's not weird, he's AJ." Breanna pointed out. "Okay, enough of this crap. We'll see you in five minutes."

Breanna ran down the stairs, butterflies in her stomach. When she reached the last few steps, her stomach did a complete 180 causing her to trip on the last step and fall, clutching her stomach. Eve and Natasha had been in the living room and saw Breanna fall. They quickly ran over to her. Breanna was in a daze as the pain in her stomach worsened. "Bathroom." She whispered. "Take me to the bathroom." She managed to say. Eve and Natasha helped Breanna to her feet and assisted her to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her back and threw up everything in her stomach. Her cellphone was still in her pocket. She paged Chris who happened to be four doors down.

"I'll get it!" Eve shouted as she ran towards the door. When Eve opened the door, she felt a swish of air leave her lungs. Chris was a breathtaking man. "Bree paged me. Is she around?" He asked. Eve cocked her head to the side before motioning for him to come in. Natasha walked towards the living room from the bathroom. "Eve, Breanna lost consciousness for a minute but I think she's waking up again. Maybe we should..." Chris practically tossed her aside to get to Breanna. "Maybe we should call Prince Charming to come take her away?" Natasha joked to lighten the situation. Eve and Natasha walked back to the bathroom where Breanna was sitting holding a wet rag over her forehead. "Dear Lord, what happened Breanna?" Chris asked, taking a seat next to her on the floor. "Um, I felt sick, fell down the stairs, and here I am." She stated with a grin.

There was a knock at the door, Chris looked up at Breanna with a knowing glance. She nodded her head. "I'll go see who it is." Natasha stated as she walked towards the door. When she opened it she screamed with glee. "Who is it?" Eve asked from the bathroom. "Come and see!" Natasha shouted. When Eve walked into the living room she too screamed and jumped into Kevin's arms. "Wait, put me down. I have to check on Breanna." Eve stated. "Why?" Kevin and Nick asked. "Um, we had an accident a few minutes ago. She felt really, really sick as she was walking down the stairs and she clutched her stomach and fell down the last few steps. She was really sick and she keeps coming and going out of consciousness. Chris is taking care of her in the bathroom right now." As Eve was explaining, Chris walked out of the bathroom with Breanna in his arms, passed out. "I'm going to put her to bed. I'll keep an eye on her while you four get reacquainted." He stated with a small smile in the guys direction. Nick and Kevin recognized Chris and went to help him. "How bad is she?" Nick asked. "She'll be fine. A bump on the head and a case of nerves. That's all." "Nerves?" Nick questioned. "D. She hasn't seen him since the breakup. No wonder she's been acting really weird these last few days." Kevin realized.

After ten minutes there was another knock on the door. This time Eve answered it. "Hey Hun!" Brian shouted, picking her up and swinging her around and around. "Hey! Put me down or I'll get sick all over you." She teased. AJ swaggered in, looking around the room. "Hey girl!" He greeted Eve with a kiss on the cheek. Howie walked in slowly and closed the door behind his back. Eve walked up to him and gave him a hug and kiss. "How are you doing?" She asked him. He nodded his head. "I could be better." He stated. Eve nodded her head and pointed towards the upstairs rooms. "So could she. She'll realize what she did soon." Howie nodded his head thinking that soon couldn't come fast enough. "Chris, call us when she regains consciousness. If she doesn't in the next ten minutes I'm taking her to a hospital." Kevin said as he walked down the stairs with Nick and Natasha behind him. "I'll call you as soon as she opens her eyes." Chris replied from the upstairs banister. Howie glanced up and became jealous instantly but he didn't let it show. "Consciousness?" Brian asked with a concerned face. "Um, yeah, Breanna had a little accident. She got nervous and sick and fell down the stairs and she hit her head pretty bad, and well, she's okay. She's just tired and stressed out." Kevin tried to explain. "What?" AJ shouted. "Shouldn't we take her to a hospital?" Nick asked. "She's awake guys!" Chris shouted from upstairs. AJ and Brian didn't waste any time and flew up the stairs to her room.

When AJ walked into the room, Breanna was walking around her room in a black, satin nightgown. Her hair was down and her face was flushed. His chin dropped to the floor. She looked absolutely breathtaking. He couldn't imagine how pretty she looked dressed up. Breanna turned around and almost lost consciousness again but AJ acted quickly and caught her. "Hello beautiful!" He greeted. She smiled up at him and at Brian who was standing in the doorway. "You're giving us a scare again!" Brian teased Breanna as he walked slowly towards her. "Again?" She asked. "Yeah, does the Las Vegas incident ring a bell?" He joked. "Oh shit! Yeah..." she smiled shyly. "C'mere!" He stated pulling her out of AJ's arms and into his. "I've missed you so much you have no idea!" He said into her hair. "I know. Me too. I can't keep doing this tour. I need you guys with me." Nick had walked into the bedroom to check on Breanna as well. "Well, the next tour will be at the same time as your next tour I think. Couldn't we tour together?" Nick asked as Breanna threw herself into his arms. "Nick, she's pretty much close to our fame level. That would be a difficult tour to put together." Brian explained. Nick nodded his head while he stroked Breanna's long auburn hair. It was close to the middle of her back and very straight. She reminded Nick of Cleopatra if her hair was dark again.

Just when Breanna started to regain her strength, everyone who was downstairs walked into the bedroom. Breanna was still in Nick's arms when she glanced up and saw Howie staring at her. She gave him a small smile as he took in her beauty. She had changed so much in the past six months and television didn't do her justice. Breanna shifted her gaze from Howie to Eve who looked a little nervous. "I think Eve has something she wants to say." Breanna said playfully. Breanna walked out of Nick's embrace and straight into Brian's waiting arms. Brian was next to Howie and Breanna wanted to smell what cologne he was wearing and to just be close to him. Eve gave Breanna a dirty look before Kevin placed his arms around her. "Damn girl! Just spill it. And do it quick before I pass out again. My head's already spinning." Eve realized that Breanna wasn't joking and decided to just come clean with her husband and her extended family. "Fine, I'm pregnant! There. That's it. Oh, and it's a girl." She stated quickly. Kevin shouted in glee and picked her up into his arms as he kissed her passionately. Breanna grinned at how happy they looked. "If we can get that again, I would be the happiest man in the world." Howie thought to himself. Kevin placed Eve back down on the ground and turned to Breanna. "I thought you said she wasn't pregnant." "I lied." She smiled. Kevin and everyone else laughed at Breanna and congratulated Eve and Kevin. "Ha ha, your turn, Cuz!" Brian teased. Everyone was congratulating Eve and Kevin except for Howie and Breanna. Breanna was leaning against the bedroom wall with Howie next to her, lost in a daze. Breanna went to take a step but almost passed out as Howie caught her. "I think you should be in bed." He stated. Breanna was close to unconsciousness again. She was barely thinking when she threw her arms around his neck in a small embrace. He hugged her back, burying his head into her hair as he cried softly. Everyone turned around to watch them with small smiles on their faces.

The room cleared quickly leaving Breanna and Howie alone together for the first time in six months. He sat on the bed with Breanna in his lap. She was overwhelmed with emotion and all she wanted to do was make love to him all night. But she knew that she couldn't be with him, not yet, but she didn't want him to wait for her when she decided she would be ready to resume their relationship. She wanted him to get on with his life with someone else. She had no intentions of doing the same. After an hour of holding her, Howie pulled her back from his body and looked into her green eyes. "Damn contacts." He joked as he ran his hands through her long hair. She leaned in and kissed him slowly. He deepened the kiss and placed her gently on the bed. He undressed her and kissed every inch of her body. They made love until dawn. During all of it, he realized that she was emotionally detached. She wasn't ready to start the relationship again. He knew he didn't have her yet. But he kept making love to her. He wanted to savor every minute spent with her.

When Breanna awoke the next morning, she felt guilty. She wasn't ready to take him back. But when she turned around to face Howie, he wasn't there. She crawled out of bed and put on her robe before heading out into the hallway. Breanna ran into Nick in the hallway who mumbled "good morning" with a slight smile. "Hi." She mumbled back. "Have you seen..." "He left this morning back to Orlando." Nick replied without giving Breanna a chance to finish her question. Breanna nodded her head and walked back into her room. She leaned against the door, letting out a long sigh of relief and disappointment.

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